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A brightly colored Mediterranean butterfly had long been confused with a common species. Genetic analyses have revealed its ...
Butterfly sightings are up 83% this year, but that follows a steep decline as the habitats that are vital for Ireland’s ...
I asked my daughter if she knew how butterflies taste. She gave me a surprised look and responded with, “I’ve never had one.” ...
In 2021, a record 1,100 manatees died statewide, driven largely by seagrass loss. The following year a nonprofit group sued ...
This summer's drought and record-breaking heat could affect the fall migration of the endangered monarch butterfly, according ...
Conservationists have called for “landscape-wide” action to protect butterflies, as new official figures indicate declines of ...
A rare butterfly species — the zebra swallowtail — has been spotted in Toronto's High Park for the first time in over a century. The rare butterfly was spotted by Crystal Byrne, a butterfly enthusiast ...
I’d guess that more than 95 per cent of the butterflies in my Girton, Cambridge, garden are wretched cabbage whites. And yes, they love a succession of tasty summer flowers — lavender, then verbena ...
Monarch butterflies are completely reliant on milkweed plants to reproduce, and planting milkweed can support the pollinators ...
Butterflies which require specific habitats to thrive are faring worse, with some species seeing declines of more than 80%.
Monarch butterflies will be migrating into the region this autumn and there are some flower species you can plant to prepare ...